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him up in honor today owe it to him to build a permanent partnership between , for the and africans education of our children, for the solution of our problems, for the resolution of our differences, for the elevation of what is best about us all. that is what we owe to nelson and her to amy beal family, and to all of those who have sacrificed. for those 10,000 long days and the shiny example sent the clear understanding that a man who has given up so much of his life can give us that even more important than the sacrificed yesterday is what you are doing with today and what you will do with tomorrow. for that is the thing that always humbles me when i am with nelson mandela, the sense of serenity and peace and engagement in the moment. we so i say to all of you should not waste our day is. we should make more of our days. mr. mandela waited a very long time to actually do something for his people rather than just to be something to keep their hearts and hopes alive. and every day i watch him, that is what he does. so should we. in forgiving those who imprisoned him, he reminded us of the mos
him up in honor today owe it to him to build a permanent partnership between , for the and africans education of our children, for the solution of our problems, for the resolution of our differences, for the elevation of what is best about us all. that is what we owe to nelson and her to amy beal family, and to all of those who have sacrificed. for those 10,000 long days and the shiny example sent the clear understanding that a man who has given up so much of his life can give us that even more...
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some will not pursue higher education. are a number of students are academically prepared to go to four-year institutions while under much down to two-year areitutions where they substantially less likely to complete. in doing with the long-term i think this is appropriate and targeted spending reductions in areas that are not linked to needy students are directly. and pursues a ribbon. i have listed a host of offset options in my testimony. i will just throw out one with respect to targeted spending reduction. student leaves higher education before the term is up, they are responsible for turning the financial aid they received. right now the roles of very loose. the school gets to keep 100% of the money. if a student drops out and does not notify the school when they're dropping out, the school gives to assume the student was their 50% of the time and keep 50% of the money. if you tidings of the return of our rules, it could be saved. and never these are on the revenue side in terms of increasing revenue. the third messa
some will not pursue higher education. are a number of students are academically prepared to go to four-year institutions while under much down to two-year areitutions where they substantially less likely to complete. in doing with the long-term i think this is appropriate and targeted spending reductions in areas that are not linked to needy students are directly. and pursues a ribbon. i have listed a host of offset options in my testimony. i will just throw out one with respect to targeted...
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he and she launched the british for education for every child. he warned us when we had that mozambique, ence in he said to get every child to school, we would have to end hild labor and child marriage and child trafficking and we would have to end the discrimination against girls that he and his wife have been involved in ever since. nelson mandela, at the beginning of his conference said the cause was so rgent, they have now come out of retirement so that he could prosecute the cause. and at the end of the press onference, he said it's now up to the younger generation and he was returning to his retirement now. i visited in south his son he week that died of aids. in mourning and grieving about he events, he came out to the press with me and he said that ids is not to be treated as a moral judgment. like what he ated a disease and greatness for cure. his greatness was a greatness of the human soul. mrk, my good fortune was to meet nelson mandela not so long after he left prison. i remember the first greeting. of the british empire. he flashed t
he and she launched the british for education for every child. he warned us when we had that mozambique, ence in he said to get every child to school, we would have to end hild labor and child marriage and child trafficking and we would have to end the discrimination against girls that he and his wife have been involved in ever since. nelson mandela, at the beginning of his conference said the cause was so rgent, they have now come out of retirement so that he could prosecute the cause. and at...
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and compulsory education for a period of at least 9 years. everywhere we must reinculcate the culture of learning and of teaching and make it possible for this culture to thrive. [applause] we must combat such social pathologies as widespread poverty, the break down of family life, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, the abuse of children, women and the elderly and the painful reality of street children. we are giving urgent attention to the long waiting lists for the payment of social grants which have developed in some areas, owing to lack of funds. i am especially pleased that we have a ministry dedicated to the issue of the environment. its work must impact on many aspects of national activity and address the question of the well-being of society as a whole and the preservation of a healthy environmental future even for generation not yet born. as we began this address, we borrowed the words of ingrid jonker to focus on the plight of the children our country. i would now like to say that the government will, as a matter of urgency, attend to t
and compulsory education for a period of at least 9 years. everywhere we must reinculcate the culture of learning and of teaching and make it possible for this culture to thrive. [applause] we must combat such social pathologies as widespread poverty, the break down of family life, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, the abuse of children, women and the elderly and the painful reality of street children. we are giving urgent attention to the long waiting lists for the payment of social grants which...
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we must champion a new training and education model. we have to invest in training and education. maximize the agility across our entire enterprise. defensiveprise is the intelligence agency headquarters and our national capital region footprint, which is significant, all of the joint intelligence operations centers and commands and all of the service intelligence centers. the army, and record, intelligence david just agency, the marines, it belongs to the air force right over here. the parkway, that the loss to the navy. it is all part of our enterprise. we have to ensure we are invest make thend basically right investments in these highly talented intelligence officers we have. for us, it is a significant investment. we do not want to leave a decade of war with all the six periods we have and then stop investing, particularly in the young workforce that we have, the what we call below 40 workforce we have. prior to 9/11, we were generally about close to 70% from the age of 40 over the last decade, we have shifted not completely around, but more than 50% are under the age of the.
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and also within education advocacy group here in the district. i'm just wondering if you have a suggestions for us early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in the next couple of years? it is going to be tough, even if we can reach some sort of a deal at the house. samantha, you are the voice of the young scientists that i am most concerned about. i appreciate you coming in. i'm glad you're moving to science policy. we need expertise there as well. at the same time, i think that there are many people in your situation who really would like to continue to research and are quite challenging to identify the path forward for them to move forward. at the nih we're doing everything we can to provide the kind of support. grantsincreasing the that are bridge between a postdoctoral and an independent baccalaureate. we are also making it possible for individuals who come in for their very first nih grant application to compete against each other, instead of competing against established investigators, trying to give first-time investigator
and also within education advocacy group here in the district. i'm just wondering if you have a suggestions for us early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in the next couple of years? it is going to be tough, even if we can reach some sort of a deal at the house. samantha, you are the voice of the young scientists that i am most concerned about. i appreciate you coming in. i'm glad you're moving to science policy. we need expertise there as well. at the same time, i think...
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we used to call each other and share ideas on tax reform, on education reform. on getting things done. we love the environment on you can actually achieve results. that's the great thing of being a governor. i look at so many of the members of the utah state legislature who are here. and with each one of them, i can tell you stories about how we were able to get things done and the can-do attitude. it was remarkable. joe then went on to the senate and became terribly frustrated with the culture that existed on capitol hill, something that evan knows a lot about. i went on to china to become our senior diplomat running the embassy there. and we kind of regrouped a little bit later when joe and nancy jacobson, who was the power behind no labels initially came and said would you like to become part of the o labels movement. what on earth is no labels? is it a third party effort to kind of ship wreck the republicans and the democrats. is it a bunch of mushy moderates to get together to take over the world? none of the above. come to find that it is a group that resp
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the working group has already developed plans for additional educational materials and training and conducting the aforementioned risks. i also want to recognize and thanks my colleagues and their staffs for the support they are providing on these initiatives which are in addition to their independent work that they do. finally, i want to underscore by mr. king that cybersecurity is an ongoing issue that demands" nation in partnership among all of the agencies including the critical role of the telik -- the telik communication sector and various financial market utilities. this is another area where treasury plays -- lays an important role. >> are there other comments? if not, i would ask that we move to the next item on our agenda. thank you for those presentations information this an ongoing effort because it truly is an ongoing issue that we have to deal with and keep dealing with. thank you. item is to have a burner -- have dick burner give us analysis. >> i appreciate the opportunity to report to the council. today i will discuss three broad areas of our work. first i would ascribe tools
the working group has already developed plans for additional educational materials and training and conducting the aforementioned risks. i also want to recognize and thanks my colleagues and their staffs for the support they are providing on these initiatives which are in addition to their independent work that they do. finally, i want to underscore by mr. king that cybersecurity is an ongoing issue that demands" nation in partnership among all of the agencies including the critical role...
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we have tax credits for education. $5,000 tax credit. this is a broad agenda, how we transform communities. it will touch everyone in this city. from the first time they go to school to becoming parents. economic freedom so that will remove government obstacles to success. it will provide a generation of citizens, students, workers with a new bargain, and the government will get underway. it will treat you like an adult. it will treat everyone equally under the law, it will help pairs control their children's future and their education, it have morecreators jobs for workers. it will treat you the same way everyone else, the matter the color of your skin, what part of town you comfort. the bailouts,the excessive taxation, it has not worked. it does not work. we will try a new approach bridge -- approach. you can meet your new challenges ityou rebuild your cities, will endure and prevail. i promise you that i will work you do we do that. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning pe
we have tax credits for education. $5,000 tax credit. this is a broad agenda, how we transform communities. it will touch everyone in this city. from the first time they go to school to becoming parents. economic freedom so that will remove government obstacles to success. it will provide a generation of citizens, students, workers with a new bargain, and the government will get underway. it will treat you like an adult. it will treat everyone equally under the law, it will help pairs control...
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to do about oing health care, education, all of the other things? my response is we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. attempting at we're to do. little bit like a like a fish pushing a bolder up the hill. but we've got to try. is this mic okay? it's usually the mics that you on't see that get you in trouble in washington. [ applause ] nsa,o to our friends at the we say hello, we think you're doing a great job. in any event, the senators are famous for speaking at great lengths. i won't do that to you today. that i have st say a great deal of admiration for state legislators. developed that in my own right when i became governor. is senator long still here? senator -- i see pat. pat, raise your hand. senator wong and was here. i guess he had to step out. i was elected t, governor at the ripe old age of 32. my birthday was in september i matured. 33.ook office when i was i did not serve in the state legislature. i had served as secretary of state. i'd been involved politically. but i had a chanc
to do about oing health care, education, all of the other things? my response is we're not going to get to any of that until we can first deal with the political dysfunction. attempting at we're to do. little bit like a like a fish pushing a bolder up the hill. but we've got to try. is this mic okay? it's usually the mics that you on't see that get you in trouble in washington. [ applause ] nsa,o to our friends at the we say hello, we think you're doing a great job. in any event, the senators...
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this will help local school districts educate military children. the bill will extend existing military land withdrawals in a number of places that would otherwise expire, leaving the military without critical testing and training capabilities. the bill includes a new land withdrawal to enable the marine corps to expand its training area at 29 palms. the bill provides needed funding authority for the destruction of syrian chemical weapons stockpiles and for efforts of the jordanian armed forces to secure that country's border with skier syria. earlier today, general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, wrote a whrer to the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives in which he strongly urges completion of action on the national defense authorization act this year. general dempsey's letter provides a long list of essential authorities that will lapse if this bill is not enacted. the -- and this is one just -- one paragraph that of his bill l -- his letter. the authorities are crit l cal to the nation's defense an
this will help local school districts educate military children. the bill will extend existing military land withdrawals in a number of places that would otherwise expire, leaving the military without critical testing and training capabilities. the bill includes a new land withdrawal to enable the marine corps to expand its training area at 29 palms. the bill provides needed funding authority for the destruction of syrian chemical weapons stockpiles and for efforts of the jordanian armed forces...
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the first issue is education, education, education. and intervention, intervention, intervention. and having the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kids see a trusting adult. as part of our intervention at aft, we have rubber bands. ours is purple and says "see a bully, stop a bully." the latest research seems to suggest that if you confront a bully and tell them to stop, most of the time that will work. we have to educate and we have to confront and we have to actually pay attention to the interventions for both those who are bullied and those who bully. to that extent, we need the policy to make that a reality. but if the policies do not happen, it will be worse. we have worked with the administration about this. we are big promoters of the bullying movie. we have worked with the rfk foundation about this. we have worked with the car
the first issue is education, education, education. and intervention, intervention, intervention. and having the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kids see a trusting adult. as part of our intervention at aft, we have rubber bands. ours is purple...
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the people in the service these days are much more highly educated and well trained. they are dealing with complex software systems and they are costing more because we invest a lot more in them and it costs more to retain them. there are opportunities in the private sector that are greater. part of the thing driving these military personnel costs to some degree is the technological advancement and the fact that we are expecting -- what we are expecting out of them in terms of training and performance is higher than it was 23 years ago. host: earlier you mentioned the cost of military pay. a "new york times" op-ed last month suggested that military pay should be put on the table. host: do you think it is likely that pay would be a target as the pentagon looks to cut costs? guest: i think that pay as a target is an interesting idea. i don't think anyone is going to flat-out reduce military pay. "the new york times" editorial notes this is a politically and emotionally fraught area of the budget to be debating. i cannot imagine an area where people would be saying you a
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you also look at it based on educational breakdowns. the unemployment rate is considerably higher among those who have not completed high school compared to those who have completed college. work isic morath's available online. thank you for being with us. coming up next, the vice president is back in the u.s. following a weeklong trip that included stops in china, south korea, and japan. we will have david lampton joining us from johns hopkins to discuss the state of relations between the u.s. and china. as we have been saying all morning, a busy week in washington with a lot on the agenda for lawmakers. just one of the topics on the sunday morning programs. nancy callow is keeping track of that. today's sunday to live in talk shows, china is one of the subjects on discussion as well as iran, the life and legacy of nelson mandela, and foreign- policy issues. the latest on the role of the health-care law. you can hear rebroadcasts of the shows beginning at noon eastern. the guests include reverend jesse jackson and al sharpton. also, ch
you also look at it based on educational breakdowns. the unemployment rate is considerably higher among those who have not completed high school compared to those who have completed college. work isic morath's available online. thank you for being with us. coming up next, the vice president is back in the u.s. following a weeklong trip that included stops in china, south korea, and japan. we will have david lampton joining us from johns hopkins to discuss the state of relations between the u.s....
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environment in which israel is confident about its security and a lot of the old barriers to commerce and educational exchange and all that has begun to break down, that's something that the young people of gaza are going to want. and the pressure that will be placed for the residents of gaza to experience that same future is something that is going to be i think overwhelmingly appealing. but that is probably going to take place during the course of some sort of transition period. and the security requirements that israel requires will have to be met. and i think that is able -- that we can accomplish that, but ultimately it's going to be something that requires everybody to stretch out of their comfort zones. and the one thing i will say to the people of israel is that you can be assured whoever is in the office i currently occupy, democrat or republican, that your security will be uppermost on our minds. that will not change. and that should not mean you let up on your vigilance in terms of wanting to look out for your own country. it does -- it should give you some comfort, though, that you have t
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they go out and look for work, but if you do not have the skills and the education, employers are not hiring you. i feel sorry for anyone over age 50, they will have a tougher time. you cannot continue to hand money out. the obama administration has won a number of events over the short period of time he has been in office. loses, hishe wins he plans are not working. time for a does of reality. time to change the way we do things or we will watch this country fall. host: that is anthony. why eventes in, consider extending unemployment benefits other than to keep america from ever recovering? we will keep talking about this issue on this first 45 minutes of "washington journal." some of the other headlines from capitol hill. this according to "the washington times," senate approves a 10 year extension of the plastic gun ban. ban on undetectable plastic guns for 10 years hours before the act was scheduled to expire. advocates lamented it did not go far enough and vowed to push forward. "washington times," just below that, lawmakers in a hurry military budget. this is a topic we will get
they go out and look for work, but if you do not have the skills and the education, employers are not hiring you. i feel sorry for anyone over age 50, they will have a tougher time. you cannot continue to hand money out. the obama administration has won a number of events over the short period of time he has been in office. loses, hishe wins he plans are not working. time for a does of reality. time to change the way we do things or we will watch this country fall. host: that is anthony. why...
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it provides credit for homes, cars and education. it helps small businesses by inventory and meet payroll. and it helps large employers hedge risks so that sudden changes to not mean layoffs or shutdowns. we made tough choices and significant progress for reforming our financial system. every day, more change comes not just on paper but in the way banks, private funds exchanges and clearing houses do their business. as we move forward and as new higher standards are phased in, the changes will be even more parent. more apparent. and our financial system will be more secure. he cousin is always evolving, this is work that, by its basic nature, is never finished and is our ongoing obligation to remain vigilant and responsive to identify best to a dynamic and changing financial system. thank you very much. [applause] >> on c-span tonight, president obama at the white house hanukkah reception. after that, the democratic steering committee overhearing expiring unemployment benefits. later, house majority leader cantor and hoyer on the u.n
it provides credit for homes, cars and education. it helps small businesses by inventory and meet payroll. and it helps large employers hedge risks so that sudden changes to not mean layoffs or shutdowns. we made tough choices and significant progress for reforming our financial system. every day, more change comes not just on paper but in the way banks, private funds exchanges and clearing houses do their business. as we move forward and as new higher standards are phased in, the changes will...
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we don't believe that the best metric is just hours of financial education. that's kind of a lame metric, but we were delighted to realize when we ran the numbers that with average play times between 20 and 40 minutes per game, this is voluntary, people show up, they get excited, they just spent 25 minutes on a game, which is an eternity on the internet, we've delivered 90,000 hours of financial education through this mechanism. we have evidence that it leads changes in people's pre and post test knowledge, more important, their attitudes, how confident they feel about being able to make decisions, and that it can pull through to different actions, different choices that they make. of course, the holy grail is new patterns of behavior over time. you know, looking forward, the agenda here is to go more mobile. i mentioned one of our games is available on the apple i platform. we'll have another one coming out this year. increasingly, we're breaking apart the components of games so they can be applied in smaller measures to different things, a term that's somet
we don't believe that the best metric is just hours of financial education. that's kind of a lame metric, but we were delighted to realize when we ran the numbers that with average play times between 20 and 40 minutes per game, this is voluntary, people show up, they get excited, they just spent 25 minutes on a game, which is an eternity on the internet, we've delivered 90,000 hours of financial education through this mechanism. we have evidence that it leads changes in people's pre and post...
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i am working with a public education advocacy group in the district. i was wondering if you have any suggestions for early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in these next couple of years? it is going to remain tough, even if we reach some sort of a deal. are the voice that i am most concerned about. i am glad you are moving in science policy. we need expertise there. many people in your situation would like to continue to do research and are finding it challenging to identify the path forward for them to do so. nih, we're doing everything we can to provide that kind of support. we are increasing the grants that are a bridge between a postdoctoral fellowship and an independent faculty position. we are making it possible for individuals that come in for their first nih grant application to only compete against each other instead of the established investigators that may have more of a track record. trying to give first-time investigators a leg up. thatl have to recognize while this is a historic downturn, the case for nih support is so
i am working with a public education advocacy group in the district. i was wondering if you have any suggestions for early career scientists. how should we keep moving forward in these next couple of years? it is going to remain tough, even if we reach some sort of a deal. are the voice that i am most concerned about. i am glad you are moving in science policy. we need expertise there. many people in your situation would like to continue to do research and are finding it challenging to identify...
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environment in which israel is confident about its security and a lot of the old barriers to commerce and educational exchange and all that has begun to break down, that's something that the young people of gaza are going to want. and the pressure that will be placed for the residents of gaza to experience that same future is something that is going to be i think overwhelmingly appealing. but that is probably going to but that is probably going to take place during the course of some sort of...
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we can invest in education and make sure that our schools are adequately funded. we can replace the sequester and make sure that our kids have a head start at a bright future and strengthen our social safety net for seniors and the poor and those who are in the middle class. mr. speaker, there is no shortage of what we can do to increase opportunity, to grow the economy and create jobs. this congress just needs to show the will, the willingness to work to get the american people back to work. and i commend my colleague, mr. garamendi, and the others who have spoken this evening for putting this issue front and center. this is the priority that the american people want us to focus on, jobs, jobs, jobs. thank you, and i yield back. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. horsford and thank you for your passion, knowledge and concern for your constituents and particularly about those men and women that are from the military. i also have two major air force bases in my district with a very large population of veterans, both young and old from the various wars and conflicts of t
we can invest in education and make sure that our schools are adequately funded. we can replace the sequester and make sure that our kids have a head start at a bright future and strengthen our social safety net for seniors and the poor and those who are in the middle class. mr. speaker, there is no shortage of what we can do to increase opportunity, to grow the economy and create jobs. this congress just needs to show the will, the willingness to work to get the american people back to work....
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it is going to take a while for the educational process to work. we will put a small fine on this year of a few dollars. $95. guest: the next year, the fine goes up. and the next year. there will be increasing pressure to get everybody in. the reason is very simple. to need healthg care at some time or other for something. the idea that i can wait until i am sick and then i will jump in, that means you're a free rider. if you are in an automobile accident, who pays for it? host: was it shortsighted to have a small penalty the first year given the problems we have seen? what if people do not sign up because they sated paoli is $95, i will pay that -- because they say the penalty is $95, i will pay that? guest: that is a political decision. should have been $5,000 or five dollars. we picked 95. if it was $200, more people would want to get in. you would have had the initial bill coming out with a $500 fine if you don't sign up. jumping up in the air about that. was it the right number, i don't know? host: how did you -- did you come to $95? guest: i
it is going to take a while for the educational process to work. we will put a small fine on this year of a few dollars. $95. guest: the next year, the fine goes up. and the next year. there will be increasing pressure to get everybody in. the reason is very simple. to need healthg care at some time or other for something. the idea that i can wait until i am sick and then i will jump in, that means you're a free rider. if you are in an automobile accident, who pays for it? host: was it...
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revised $10 billion in education assistance annually, second only to the department of education. v.a. guarantees nearly 1.8 million home loans, the only zero-down into the inner nation, and our foreclosure rate is lowest among all categories of mortgage loans. as the ninth largest life insurance and price, with 6.7 million clients and 95% customer saxes faction -- satisfaction rating. to the support of the congress and the leadership of the president and the invites and since i've our -- advice and assistance of our various service organizations, as well as our partnership with a host of federal, state, and nonprofit organizations, progress since 2009 includes a 50% growth in .'s budget request, from 99.8 billion dollars to more for this year. of -- enrollment of over 2 million veterans in the a health care. 62 new outpatient clinics opened, including our first major v.a.' in 17 years. all the backlogs, we have been working on, but a drop of about 36% in those claims in the last been the deliberate plan we have put together involving people, processes, and technologies that has c
revised $10 billion in education assistance annually, second only to the department of education. v.a. guarantees nearly 1.8 million home loans, the only zero-down into the inner nation, and our foreclosure rate is lowest among all categories of mortgage loans. as the ninth largest life insurance and price, with 6.7 million clients and 95% customer saxes faction -- satisfaction rating. to the support of the congress and the leadership of the president and the invites and since i've our --...
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the first issue is education, education, education. that intervention, intervention, intervention. eileen to have the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to teach teachers how to -- what to do about it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kc a trusting adult. -- how kids see a trusting adult. we have rubber bands. ours is purple and says "see a bully, stopping goalie." bully."a if you confront a bully and tell them to stop, most of the time that will work. we have to educate and we have to confront and we have to actually pay attention to the interventions for both those were bully -- those who are believed and those who bully. to that extent, we need the policy to make that a reality. but if the policies do not happen, it will be worse. we have worked with the administration about this. we are big promoters of the bullying movie. we have worked with the rfk founda
the first issue is education, education, education. that intervention, intervention, intervention. eileen to have the funds for things like conflict resolution in schools and teaching teachers how to see it. we need to teach teachers how to -- what to do about it. we need to have funds for intervention. some of this is stuff that we can do. some of this is stuff that we have guidance counselors and social workers in schools to enforce. some of this is how kc a trusting adult. -- how kids see a...
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we are for investing in education. we share the majority leader's view on that. but it's not going to be much sol is for them, mr. speaker, -- solace for them, mr. speaker, and their families to say, we dropped you off the rolls, you won't be able to pay your mortgage, you won't be able to put food on the table because the senate hasn't acted. whether the senate ought to act on the bills in question i think is debatable. i opposed many of those pieces of legislation myself, as did others, but we have a crisis and that crisis is we have 1.3 million. and that same c.b.o. to which the majority leader referred said that not to pass this extended benefit will in fact undermine the economy and could cost as many as 300,000 jobs of people who are working now but who will not be working because of the lack of resources of those 1.3 million consumers, whether they're consuming food, housing, clothing, necessary its of life, we're going to be undermining jobs in america and our economy. almost every economist that i talked to shares that view. in any event, i want to make
we are for investing in education. we share the majority leader's view on that. but it's not going to be much sol is for them, mr. speaker, -- solace for them, mr. speaker, and their families to say, we dropped you off the rolls, you won't be able to pay your mortgage, you won't be able to put food on the table because the senate hasn't acted. whether the senate ought to act on the bills in question i think is debatable. i opposed many of those pieces of legislation myself, as did others, but...
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college education. the ideal american education is open to everyone, in reality, in 2007 one half of the children from wealthy households completed college. only 9% of the children from low-income households completed colonel. -- college. this gap is widening and ntinuing to widen since 2007 and obviously since 1989. the american dream. h.m. -- hm. ow about this dream. f.d.r. also talked about the four freedoms and one of them had to do with freedom from want. in of the american dream, reality, as a result of the great recession in 2010, a total of 46.2 millions -- americans were below the poverty level. the highest number in 52 years. the american dream denied. when we talk about the american dream and we talk about what roosevelt said about those who have much vs. those who have ittle, so what's going on in america today? income inequality is growing. the ideal, you work hard, you'll do ok. 93rd lity, the u.s. ranks in the world in income inequality. behind great britain, australia , nigeria, argentin
college education. the ideal american education is open to everyone, in reality, in 2007 one half of the children from wealthy households completed college. only 9% of the children from low-income households completed colonel. -- college. this gap is widening and ntinuing to widen since 2007 and obviously since 1989. the american dream. h.m. -- hm. ow about this dream. f.d.r. also talked about the four freedoms and one of them had to do with freedom from want. in of the american dream, reality,...